Reels are the hottest topic for TackleTour. Everyone wants to know what the latest and greatest is and how they compare to the old guard. What's the best for light stuff, or what's your suggestion for heavy cover. Do we really need different retrieve ratios? It's all in here.

I have a hord of Shimano Curado 51e's and 201e7's for baitcasters. Thinking of upgrading to Cores this year, or will supertune the Curados.

Recently swapped out my Shimano spinning reels for Quantum Exos after the dreaded binding during retrieve due to the reels being exposed to the rain while fishing in kayak tournaments. We'll see how the Exos hold up in 2015, or I'll be making the switch again

Daiwa, just cos I love my new Zonda Rosso That being said, I have an Okuma Serrano that is a great reel. Very smooth, plenty of power, and it's a good bait chunker. Other than having to remove the side plate to adjust the brake, which I don't really care for, it's a very solid, well made reel. Well worth the $80 I bought it for, especially with a three year warranty. I'm sure I'll eventually try a Shimano, but right now nothing in their line up interests me but the Conquests. I want to add another MB reel this year (think round) and I'd also like to add an Alphas or a TD-Z and a Ryoga. Eventually wanna snag an Abu Morrum as well.

I've come back to the light side (daiwa) after my love of the curado d series became dated. Still have a couple shimanos but you can't beat that connected feeling a daiwa reel has. Zillions, steezs, sol's for me as of now.

I voted Daiwa, I really like their spinning reels and the top end baitcasters. Shimano has a very solid line up as well. I gotta admit even though I voted Daiwa I'm very surprised that Shimano isn't walking away with this Poll.

I love the few Daiwas I own but Shimano's overall line-up dominates. Better value in their low profile, better saltwater line(both spinning and conventional), and a wider variety for anything that swims fresh or salt. With that being said, Daiwa is a close second for me because the Zillion Type R and the Luna 300 just keep going strong. Have had some issues with Calcutta TE and Curado 300 DSV which are known to be very durable reels.